"I thought it would be a good experience to learn about OnStar, science and astronomy, and all the other good programs at the camp,'' said Helena Trofa, an 11-year-old sixth-grader at Danbury's Rogers Park Middle School.

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About the camp
STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Summer Experience
Run by Western Connecticut State University Associate Professor Theodora Pinou and the Danbury Public Schools
Attended by 30 middle-school students from Danbury, Bethel and Redding
Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Connecticut Department of Education.

"I'm excited that we are going on a trip to Long Island to release a turtle. We're going to adopt a turtle," she said.